When brakes are applied would make grinding noises, like metal against metal. Rotors were very bad. Had deep grooves in them. Cords were coming completely through & out of tires. Also, ball bears are wearing out.
1992 Ford Taurus brakes complaints
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Transaxle will not engage after coming to a stop. L/f brake pad stays partially engaged resulting in premature wearing of said pad; luckily, I was coming to a slow stop when it gave out completely. This problem was not analyzed until my second front brake job within 25 0r so months. With wipers in use, activating the turn signal in either direction causes the wipers to stop.this tends to bring on a slight sense of panic during a heavy rain. Lights go off without warning. This switch has been replaced twice at my expenseas have all other before mentioned problems except the wiper issue. I have been unemployed for 4 months and can't afford fixing this inconvenience.
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Abs will apply by themselves. Brake pedal will have full hydraulic pressure while the vehicle is in braking motion. Pushing real hard will release the pressure. Problem is intermittent. Dealer has tried to find the problem, but can't remdy one.
After starting vehicle suddenly accelerated. Applied brakes and emgerncy parking brake, which did stop vehicle . Brake pedal went to the floor. To gain control of vehicle consumer turned it off. Dealer replaced power booster which did not correct the problem. Please give any further details.
Vacuum braking power assist has broken 3 times, resulting in loss of power braking. Manual braking is next to impossible.
Engine head gaskets blew out, causing coolant to leak onto the engine. Dealer has been notified. *ak brake system totally rebuilt at 52,453, motor mounts and transmission mounts replaced at 35,771, transmission rebuilt at 62,188 miles.
Was driving approximately 45mph with cruise control on. Started to slow down by applying brakes. Vehicle failed to slow down. Tapped brakes harder & nothing happened. Reapplied brakes & vehicle proceeded to speed up. Shifted into lower gear & vehicle was slowed down & applied the brakes to stop vehicle.
Midas muffler and brake company has taken care of my brakes for years. The taurus seems to eat brakes. The emergency brake, once set, does not release when you pull the lever. Last month I parked on a hill and set the emergency brake, hoping that it would truly release when I pulled the lever. It did not. After a mile or so of driving, I saw smoke and smelled burning plastic. My left rear wheel cover melted from the friction of the un-released emergency brake. Midas disabled the emergency brake for me when I got back to my neighborhood. I am now driving without an emergency brake. The emergency brake sticks quite consistently and I always end up going to midas to get it released. This past august was the worst episode.
Experienced a complete failure of brakes when stopping at an intersection. Brake pedal went all the way to floor with car failing to stop. Brakes later reactivated as car was backed up. There was no loss of brake fluid. Dealer repaired brakes by replacing master cylinder ,but was unable to explain why there was a complete failure of the brakes and the fact that the brakes later reactivated.
Brake pads and linings fail intermittently.
While driving and applying the brakes, about 90% of the braking power was lost. Upon the checking the vehicle, a valve on the brake vacuum hose was cracked. Owner was able to replace the valve. The dealer is not aware of the problem.
Vehicle brakes failed at 45,000 and 72,000 miles, due to seized rear calipers.
Leaks develop in the seals within the ABS hydraulic control unit, causing brake fluid to leak, resulting in braking failure. Please give any further details.
While parked the emergency brake was on, the vehicle rolled away. Owner states that vehicle rolled away prior to this incident. The dealer and manufacturer have been notified.
Anti-lock brakes froze.
Premature wear of front brake rotors, causing vehicle to shake upon application of brakes.
Struts failed.
Tie rods failed .
Warped front brake rotors, causing brakes to pulsate. Also replaced front brake pads.
Driving 40mph & heard grinding noise when brakes applied. Happens periodically. At dealer & mechanic took for test drive. Did not hear anything. Took brakes apart & noticed one side needed replacing & changed pads & rotors on other side.
Brake pedal does not release completely after short periods of stop and go traffic. Tapping pedal released hold.
Brakes lock up.
Brake calipers cracked.
The brake power assist is inoperative. There is a plastic fitting that connects 3 pieces of rubber tubing & these rubber tubings connect engine vaccuum to the power brakes. The plastic fitting breaks in cold wheather because of the vibration of the engine and car body.
Antilock brakes grab.
Calipers and rotors failed numerous times.
Abs brake failure, when brakes are applied, they pulsate and cause vibration after driving for a period of time,
Experienced intermittent ABS failure from dead stop when accelerating at intersection, front brakes won't release, equipped with 4 wheel ABS. *ak there is a tsb regarding this problem, the fix is a brake booster.
Left front c v boot replaced.
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